Gland



Oct. 20, 1936. w. gfF 2,058,143

GLAND Filed May 29, 1954 INVENTOR WARREN B. FLHNDERS BY -%IM WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY Pat nted Oct. 20, 19s.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GLAND was]. a. Flanders, Philadelphia, Pa., assls'nor to Westinghouse .Eleotrlc a. Manufacturing Company,- East Pittsburgh. Pa, a corporation of Pennsylvania Application my 29, 19:4, No. lesser trouble has been encountered in the usual applications due to wear of the" shaft or sleeve thereon, such wear also causing wear-of the carbon rings.

l Corrosion of the surface with which the rings cooperate is also another cause for wear of the rings as well as the shaft. Accordingly, I have devised a gland of the carbon ring type wherein these objections are overcome- Therefore,-in accord- .15 .ance with my invention, I provide a gland having carbon rings of the usual type together with modification ofthe spindle structure to give long life to the carbon rings and to reduce friction. To this end, the spindle member is provided with a cylindrical sheath having an outer truly cylindrical surface which, after being polished,'is chromium plated, the chromium plating giving a hard smooth surface, one which cooperates with the carbon rings in such manner as to minimize wears 9 of the latter, and one which provides a bearing contact with the carbon rings having a low 00- efilcient of friction. I

This and other objects are effected by my invention, as will be apparent from the following de- 30 scription and claims, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. 1 is a sectional detail view of a gland embodying my improvement; and,

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view taken along the line II--II of Fig. i.

Referring now to the drawing; I show a casing or stator element l0 and a spindle element ll the casing being formed to provide a chamber I! for 4 the carbon ring packing, at it.

V 'I'he carbon ring I king, at It, is of the usual type, including rings is arranged in the chamber l2 and defining spaces It for the carbon rings 18 and the garter springs ll, which cause the carbon 45 rings to engage about the rotor element H so as to maintain a suitable seal. g

The rotor element It is provided with a stainless steel sheath it having an outer true cylindrical surface which is chromium plated, as indicated at it. Before the chromium plating is applied, the

outer surface of the stainless steel is finished and polished so that a perfectly smooth plated surface may be had. Making the sheath of stainless steel is advantageous in that it is non-corrosive and loosening of the chromium plating is thereby is avoided.

The chromium plated sheath cooperates with the carbon rings to secure several advantageous results. First of all, since the stainless steel sheath as well as the chromium plating are non- 1o corrosive, wear'of the sheath and of the rings is avoided on that account. Furthermore, the chromium is very hard and smooth so that wear of the carbon rings is thereby greatly minimized and a permanently tight carbon ring gland may therefore be secured. This. structure is possessed of another advantage in that chromium plating has a very low coemcient'of friction with respect to the rings.

vWhile 'I have shown my invention in butlone 20 form, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit thereof, and I desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall be placed thereupon as are imposed by the prior art or as are specifically set forth in the appended" claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a gland for sealing a steam turbine where 0 the spindle extends through the casing, a metallic sheath formed separately from the spindle and fixedly secured thereon so that the sheath extends through the casing, said sheath being comprised by rust-proof metal having a polished outer cylindrical surface with a plating of chromium thereon, and one or more carbon rings carried by the casing and cooperating with the plated surface to effect a seal between the spindle and the calling.

2. In a gland for sealing a steam turbine where so the spindle extends through the casing, a stainless steel sheath formed separately from the spindle and fixedly secured thereon so that the sheath extends through the casing, said sheath having a polished outer cylindrical surface witha plating of chromium thereon, and one or more carbon rings carried by the casing and cooperating with the plated surface to effect a seal between the spindle and the casing.

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